Up to now, Xiaomi has been the one firm to deploy a Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G-powered smartphone. The gadget arrived earlier this 12 months within the type of Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G. Nonetheless, the continual constraints within the world chipset provide in gentle of the worldwide scarcity have vastly affected the availability of Snapdragon 780G chips. Due to this fact, the corporate couldn’t sustain the availability of the chip giving energy to its Mi 11 Lite 5G. So the corporate wanted an answer to not merely discontinue the handset, and the reply is coming by means of the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE, or New Version should you favor.

Qualcomm, apparently, is having a a lot simpler time in preserving the Snapdragon 778G provides. That explains why there’s a myriad of smartphones coming with this chip as an alternative of the extra highly effective SD780G. For that cause, Xiaomi’s latest Lite smartphone is coming with this chip, which remains to be a wonderful chip for the premium mid-range market. The Snapdragon 778G makes use of TSMC’s 6 nm node as an alternative of the Samsung’s 5 nm seen on the 780G. It nonetheless carries highly effective Cortex-A78 cores and a tremendous Adreno 642L.

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE specs

In addition to the brand new chipset, the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE is almost an identical to the beforehand launched variant. That signifies that the gadget has a 6.55-inch AMOLED display with Full HD+ decision and 90 Hz refresh price discovered on its sibling. This panel boasts HDR10+ help and has a tiny cutout for the 20 MP selfie digicam within the high left nook. Transferring round to the again, there’s a triple-camera setup that includes the Mi 11-esque design. The primary digicam is a 64 MP primary digicam, an eight MP ultrawide snapper, and a 5 MP macro snapper. Curiously, the telephone is way sleeker than the opposite two Xiaomi 11 Lites from Xiaomi. It measures simply 6.81 mm and weighs simply 159 grams. Fortunately, battery life will not be being sacrificed.

The telephone is out there in 6 GB or eight GB RAM, and 128 GB or 256 GB of Storage configurations. Curiously, this is among the few Xiaomi 11-series smartphones to have a micro SD card slot. When it comes to software program, the telephone runs MIUI 12 on high of Android 11. The battery life is ensured by a 4,250 mAh battery with 33W fast-charging and the charging brick is secure within the bundle. The gadget additionally has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, NFC, and IP53 certification for mud and splash safety.

Pricing and Availability

The Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE is out there beginning right this moment. The urged worth for the 6 GB / 128 GB tier is €369. The improved variant with eight GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage will set you again by €399. For now, the gadget is out there throughout Europe. However we suspect will probably be launched in India quickly.

The brand new handset is available in Truffle Black, Bubblegum Blue, Peach Pink, and Snowflake White.